IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/c/boc/bocode/s458084.html
 

GETPRIME: Stata module to get the prime number closer to the specified number

Author

Listed:
  • Alfonso Sanchez-Penalver

    (Lock Haven University)

Programming Language

Stata

Abstract

getprime gets the prime number that is closer to number. This becomes useful, for example, when wanting to have about a certain number of draws for simulation. In particular for Hemmersley and Halton sequences it's better to make the number of draws prime. This way you just enter the number of draws you want as number and getprime finds the prime number closer to it, whether above or below depending on whether you specified above or not. I'm sure you will find many other applications.

Suggested Citation

  • Alfonso Sanchez-Penalver, 2015. "GETPRIME: Stata module to get the prime number closer to the specified number," Statistical Software Components S458084, Boston College Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s458084
    Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install getprime". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/g/getprime.ado
    File Function: program code
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/g/getprime.sthlp
    File Function: help file
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i/isprime.ado
    File Function: program code
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i/isprime.sthlp
    File Function: help file
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i/isprimeversion.ado
    File Function: program code
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s458084. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Christopher F Baum (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/debocus.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.